God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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It can be said that after the Parthian army took the initiative to retreat and the Roman Empire army entered Antioch, the entire main battlefield was indeed much quieter.

But this does not mean that the Syrian province has become quiet.

A group of Roman barbarians who were determined to become Roman citizens, with their inner beliefs and expectations, provided their own weapons and food, formed legions one after another, and were ready to kill the Parthian soldiers and complete their identity transformation through military exploits.

Thanks to the policies proposed by Severus, the strong support for the army, and the opening of channels for promotion in status, these Roman barbarians had a clearer and fairer opportunity to become Roman citizens.

By fighting on the battlefield and gaining enough military merits, one can complete the change of identity. As for how many people will be sacrificed in the process, no one will care, including the Roman barbarians themselves. Basically, no one cares.

The difference between Rome's two sets of laws alone elevated the status of Roman citizens to such a high level that many people lost themselves in the pursuit and gambled everything they had until they completed the transformation and change of their identity.

In the Syrian province, even in the land taken by the Parthian army, there are still a lot of resistance forces and rebels.

The Parthian army, which adopted normal policies, had no way to pacify and suppress these places.

After much deliberation, Vologases V finally decided to issue an order to completely relax the restrictions, giving the Parthians more choices and opportunities.

After the restriction was lifted, all Parsians, whether nobles or common people, had the right to conquer, plunder and rob freely without being affected or calculated by the state.

From a normal perspective, the best way to make a profit from taking over a region is always through sustainable operational exploitation. This kind of development that exhausts the resources is actually not very friendly, and it can even be said that the operating level is very low.

But for Vologases V, who could not fight for a long time, draining the pond to catch all the fish was a relatively friendly method.

Especially when such channels and methods are opened to all Parthians, they become more appropriate.

In fact, it was difficult for ordinary Parthian people to have the opportunity to participate in this special feast, but in order to show fairness, everyone was allowed to participate.

Those who can truly participate are always the nobles who possess the military and political power. Only they have the ability and wealth to gather troops and plunder the wealth belonging to the eastern provinces of Rome.

Perhaps most nobles did not want to offend Rome and would rather use silk as a means to slowly gain benefits, which would be more long-lasting and stable.

However, interests are as endless as desires, especially when there is a contrast, they are even more attractive.

If a small number of nobles choose to send troops and gain huge benefits, then the restraint and neglect of others will no longer matter.

If you don't join in the plundering, the speed of development and the wealth after the plunder will be far less than that of others. In order not to lag behind, you have no choice but to bite the bullet and join in.

As for the subsequent revenge of the Roman Empire, there is no need to think about it, as everyone knows it will happen. But it is precisely because of this that everyone feels at ease when taking action.

Because for the Roman Empire, there is essentially no difference between one noble and several nobles.

The Roman Empire was looted by the nobles of Parthia. Did the Roman Empire really care which family looted it? No, not at all. The Roman Empire did not have so much time and energy to investigate these things. They only needed to move the army to the corresponding area, and then the army would clear out the surrounding people.

Since there was a possibility of retaliation from the Roman Empire anyway, why not strike first?
First, plunder enough capital and strengthen yourself. Then, even if you are really attacked, your hope of escape will be greater.

After hearing this message from the messenger, Vologases V Antiochus understood the concerns of these people.

In order to appease these people, Vologases V directly allowed everyone to use the flags and emblems of the Parthian royal family, allowing these people to put all the blame and criticism on the royal family.

It can be said that doing so is equivalent to the royal family attracting all hatred and greatly reducing the revenge psychology suffered by these nobles.

It can be said that with the indulgence of such behavior, the Parthian nobles displayed a looting and plundering spirit that was no less than that of the nomadic peoples, or that they were originally transformed from nomadic peoples and simply returned to their nature.

The reason why Vologases V chose to do this was because of Sima Yi's advice.

Although this strategy may seem a bit cruel, it is actually very effective in practice.

Not only can it significantly weaken the potential and combat capabilities of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, but most importantly, it can strengthen Vologases V's reputation and presence among the nobles and people.

This was also the shocking conclusion Sima Yi came to after carefully studying Parthia.

That is, under the Parthian Empire's system of play, it was very easy for the servants of the great nobles under its command to not be its own servants. This situation had occurred before the Han Empire, but is now basically eliminated.

The royal family's orders did not reach the common people, and Vologases V's presence would be weakened after being passed on by these nobles.

Through this method, he could also take an unconventional approach and increase Vologases V's presence among the nobles and common people in an unorthodox way.

When these nobles raised the royal flag, it meant that the flag and emblem of the Parthian dynasty would penetrate into the eyes of these people. Even if they were not deeply remembered, at least they would be familiar with them, which would make the subsequent integration much easier.

It can be said that apart from increasing the hatred of the Roman Empire, there are almost no disadvantages.

As for the hatred of the Roman Empire, would Vologases V care?

Sima Yi chose to offer such a strategy not just to help Vologases V increase his reputation and presence.

It is because compared with the immediate interests, Sima Yi also believes that those nobles will definitely act short-sightedly.

Even if there wasn't anything wrong, wouldn't he have someone disguise it and add fuel to the fire?
People who are clever in their own right will often fail because of their own cleverness, and interests will often blind their eyes!

"It's not so easy to gain the hearts of the people. If you make a mistake in one step, all of them will be wrong." Sima Yi looked at the nobles who were responding from a distance, and at the flags they raised, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)